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The Maroons of Jamaica: Freedom in the Mountains
In 1739, the British Empire faced a stalemate it couldn’t resolve with bayonets alone. The episode explores the emergence of the Jamaican Maroons—freed enslaved people who established autonomous communities in the Blue Mountains and John Crow Mountains after escaping plantations. We examine the First Maroon War, focusing on key figures like Cudjoe and Accompong, and how their guerrilla tactics forced the colonial government to negotiate treaties that granted them land and autonomy in exchange for hunting down future runaways. This story reveals a complex political reality where freedom was…
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